Humanitarian Speed Dating — January 25
Fifteen of Indy’s most innovative social entrepreneurs will get together at the Athenaeum to tell us what they are doing, why it’s important, and how we can help them change …
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Even if Provocate wasn’t part of putting the event on, there’s little doubt that Humanitarian Speed Dating at the Athenaeum January 25 would be our pick of the week. It doesn’t get much cooler than this: a great venue, a lively audience ready to be both entertained and enlightened (and challenged to be part of something special), an all-star roster of some of the most innovative social entrepreneurs … delivering their critical messages of change and transformation in four minutes each.
That’s not all for Provocate’s Picks of the week. Check out our picks for Literary, Music, and Lecture of the Week.
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Thanks to the Bluevine Collective for letting us reprint an article by Friend of Provocate Kelly Campbell, herself an important part of the redefinition of Indy as humanitarian hub.
Humanitarian Speed Dating — January 25
Fifteen of Indy’s most innovative social entrepreneurs will get together at the Athenaeum to tell us what they are doing, why it’s important, and how we can help them change …
Provocate’s Pick of the Week
“The Tragedy: Lessons learned from leadership that began with great promise and ended in great evil — The case of Jim Jones and the People’s Temple in Indianapolis”
what’s happening at the …
Every day brings new stories of parties and celebrations connected to Super Bowl XLVI. We here at Provocate aren’t really interested in parties intended only for pretty and rich people who are coming to Indy from out of town. It’s not like we get invited to those parties anyhow. But parties intended for Indy folks to celebrate the Super Bowl coming to us, well that’s another story. And if the eyes of the world are turning to Indy, why not show the world how Indy is going global? That means joining Big Car and buddies for World Party — III nights of international celebration at the Service Center. See just how international the city is becoming.
As part of its Faith and Vocation series, Butler will host two of the world’s leading experts on Christianity in China: Fenggang Yang of Purdue and Lian Xi of Hanover College. Profs. Yang and Xi …
More events are being planned for Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day than any one person can consume. Even though the laws of time and space prevent you from attending all of the events, you …
This spring seems to overflow with archaeological discussions … but not many of them seem to be about prehistory. Most of us assume archaeology is the study of old human stuff: prehistoric societies and the material things they left behind. Not necessarily tomb-robbing, but a more mundane, less cinematic, more humble cousin to the tomb-robbing of Indiana Jones. At the same time, discussions this spring will argue that what may be the most urgent issues facing current policymakers hinges on million year old ice. What is happening?
There’s a buzz about biking around Indy these days. Multiplying bike lanes are colonizing sections of street previously monopolized by cars. Wealthy and powerful figures in the city are joining forces with progressives and Greens to push an ambitious system of public transit that will rely heavily on two-wheelers. Quietly Indianapolis has emerged as one of the world’s capitals of competitive cycling. What’s all this biking talk about?
Friend and frequent partner of Provocate Kelly Campbell reflects on The Village Exsperience’s Haitian ventures. Although TVE’s first trip to Haiti was this past May, Kelly had spent years been preparing for the experience. In addition to being one of the top socially responsible tourism companies in the US, TVE’s work with microfinance projects in Thailand, community development initiatives in Uganda, and internally displaced persons camps in Kenya has eased the way to immediately productive partnerships with Haitian groups such as Fonkoze, Camp Adokin, and the Association of Peasants of Fondwa.
One of the best way to learn about foreign relations is the Great Decisions series. The Tuesday night ICWA local Great Decisions program explores the issues through discussions led by informed speakers. As always they have recruited an excellent roster of experts: some figures who’ll be familiar to anyone who has attended past GD programs, some new experts with sterling credentials, and a couple of newcomers.
Go to www.indytalks.info to read about the 2012 IndyTalks schedule. The grassroots, citywide collaboration known as IndyTalks will continue its mission to foster a sense of community through respectful and creative civic dialogue for third straight year. The 2012 IndyTalks series will explore the concept of “Indy at the Crossroads,” bringing together numerous cultural organizations as well as the general public.
… and it’s bringing a website, an Indiana global water directory, and a world water discussion forum. Of course you should attend the Summit. But check out the website at www.indianaglobalwater.org. Be there!
Amy King of Provocate—Haiti is a true believer in socially responsible tourism as a means of econonomic development for poor countries such as Haiti. (Read her views here.) As she helps many groups in Indiana …
Wednesday, November 16 at the Athenaeum … people in Indy may be talking about that evening for a very long time. About 80 people came together to discuss whether and how Indianapolis could define itself …
Learn more about the heart of a special partnership between Indy and Guatemala. Art will be on display and available for purchase by the kids enrolled in La Esquela de Arte in Magdalena, Guatemala Artwork will be on display by the school’s teachers, Carlos & Thelma Lopez Other work will be featured including The Baking School and NEW Sustainable Stove Project.
Consider the cases of two sets of SPEA students: undergraduates in a course on “Political Action & Civic Engagement,” graduates in a course on Indianapolis & Globalization. Both have been assigned to attend and review three events in the community over the course of the fall semester, which is rapidly getting close to finished. What to do? A quick scan of the newspaper for events in December seems to turn up nothing but operformances of Christmas carols and the Nutcracker, and the students’ hardcore professor has ruled those out as insufficiently enlightening for reviewable events. Is there anything happening in town in the first half of December that is review-worthy for SPEA students (and thus recommended for Provocate readers)? Yes!
John Clark
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Indianapolis native David Wolf is one of the most important astronauts in the US space program. Wolf has been to space four times. In total Wolf has logged more than 4,040 hours in space. He is also a veteran of 7 spacewalks totaling 41hrs 17min in both Russian and American spacesuits.
Steven Waldman — journalist, author, media consultant — discusses the spiritual lives of the Founding Fathers.
The game is over, but how will the city build on the social capital, volunteers, economics, and legacy of the Super Bowl? Be a part of a live taping for a WFYI show with Mark Miles and other leaders as we look at what happens now that the “Big Game” is over.
Mel Bartholomew’s book comes just in time for spring planting, revisit this classic guide to laying out, planting, and maintaining a productive, attractive garden in any amount of spaceundefinedand make the most of your garden while conserving the resources and labor required.
This special reading brings together four outstanding poets of the Black Arts Movement — Amiri Baraka, Mari Evans, Haki Madhubuti, and Sonia Sanchez. It’s a historic first for Indianapolis.
The former Mayor of Indianapolis and Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church will discuss his journey through faith and public service.
Meet the award-winning and bestselling authors and illustrators appearing at the 2012 Indy Youth Literature Conference. They’ll conduct a free public booksigning event in the Atrium at Central Library. Booksales are provided by Kids Ink.
Appearing will be New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honoree Shannon Hale; National Book Award-winning author Phillip Hoose; and noted children’s book author and illustrator Nick Bruel.
America Ferrera is perhaps best known for her Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Betty Suarez on the ABC hit comedy “Ugly Betty,” but she is also a devoted humanitarian.
Indiana global journalist Doug Wissing speaks to the North United Methodist Church to kick off its Great Decisions series. Wissing is author of a forthcoming book about how the US lost the war in Afghanistan, Funding the Enemy: How U.S. Taxpayers Bankroll the Taliban.
Mexico’s border with Central America, as well as the border it shares with the U.S., has been a pathway for people, goods, crime and contraband in both directions. How can Mexico address these transborder challenges? What is the future of Mexico’s relations with its northern and southern neighbors? How will Mexico’s foreign relations affect its domestic politics?
